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Book Title: The Devil Is an Ass: And Other PlaysThe author of the book:Ben JonsonEdition: Oxford University Press, USADate of issue: May 17th 2001ISBN: 0198132298ISBN 13: 9780198132295Language: EnglishFormat files: PDFThe size of the: 429 KBCity - Country: No dataLoaded: 2494 timesReader ratings: 7.9

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A quintesstential selection of the dramatic work of Ben Jonson, this edition features the plays Poetaster, Sejanus, The Devil is An Ass, and New Inn. Jonson's work is renowned for its wit and biting religions and social commentary these four plays are no exception. The plays featured in this edition have been freshly edited from the earliest printed texts. The introduction focuses on the interaction between poet and state authority, and the need for new productions of these rarely performed classics from our dramatic heritage.

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Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems. A man of vast reading and a seemingly insatiable appetite for controversy, Jonson had an unparalleled breadth of influence on Jacobean and Caroline playwrights and poets. A house in Dulwich College is named after him.